What is the passing score for Usmle?
194
USMLE® does not publicly explain how they calculate the three-digit score. The USMLE® Step 1 passing score is 194, and the national average score is approximately 232. The USMLE® Step 2 passing score is 209, with an average score of 245.
What percentage of Step 1 is passing?
Step 1
Examinees from Non-US/Canadian Schools | 2019 Number Tested | 2019 Percent Passing |
---|---|---|
1st Takers | 14,046 | 82\% |
Repeaters** | 2,019 | 45\% |
Total | 16,065 | 78\% |
What percentage is good for Usmle?
What is a Good Step 1 Score?
Specialty | Step 1 score range | Percentage of first-year residents matched in this range in 2020 |
---|---|---|
Internal medicine | 220–249 | 57.7\% |
Family medicine | 200–229 | 63.2\% |
Anesthesiology | 220–249 | 66.6\% |
Radiology-diagnostic | 230–259 | 66.7\% |
What percentage of medical students pass Usmle?
Among the 110 ranked medical schools in the U.S. News Best Medical Schools rankings that reported their USMLE pass rates for first-time test takers during the 2016-17 school year, the average pass rate for Step 1 of the exam was 96.3\%, whereas the average pass rate for the Step 2 clinical knowledge test was 96.6\%.
What happens if you fail Usmle?
After your first failed attempt, you may retake the exam twice within one year. If you don’t pass on your third attempt, you will have to wait six months to retake the exam. That fourth attempt must also be more than a year after the date you first took the exam.
Do students fail Usmle?
A few hundred students from America’s top medical schools fail the Step 1 exam at every administration. Whether you are an MD or DO student from a U.S. medical school or an IMG, failure on the USMLE exam is not the end of the road.